'Incredibles 2' teaser shows being a superhero is tough, Common Core math is tougher

Elastigirl is ready for her close-up — and Mr. Incredible is ready to do some heavy lifting around the house. Last night during the Olympics, audiences got the first sneak peek at Incredibles 2, the sequel to Pixar’s 2004 blockbuster. The teaser confirmed that the new film will literally pick up where the last left off, with superhero family Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson), Helen Parr, aka Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), teenage Violet (Sarah Vowell), 10-year-old Dash (Huck Milner), and baby Jack-Jack battling a mole-like villain called the Underminer. But that’s only the beginning. Watch the video above.

While the original film involved Bob doing secret superhero work in a world where superpowers have been banned, the sequel shows the supers coming out of the shadows… with Helen, not Bob, leading the charge. And now that Elastigirl is no longer a stay-at-home mom, it’s up to Mr. Incredible — who was fired from his civilian job in the first movie — to take care of the kids. That means not only packing lunches and learning Common Core math (“Why would they change math?” an exasperated Bob yells in the teaser), but also dealing with Jack-Jack’s newly emerging powers. And boy are they a handful.

Across social media, fans applauded the trailer for channeling parents’ frustration with their kids’ math homework.

The role-reversal storyline generated both praise and skepticism from Incredibles fans. Some praised the decision to make Helen Parr the film’s front-and-center superhero. Others questioned why the trailer focused on Bob if this was supposed to be Helen’s moment to shine.

Are people really upset that #Incredibles2 is about Helen going off and confronting trouble while Bob stays home with the kids?

I’m not sure about this.I like that Helen gets to be the superhero & Bob is staying at home to look after the kids, but it seems like the focus will be on Bob’s story and the moral will be that parenting is heroic, which it is of course now that the man’s doing it.#Incredibles2